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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

Both Sides of the Table

I’m in Seattle this week. Seattle should be the envy of any non Silicon Valley tech community in the country. As I gear up to give a keynote at the annual Seattle 2.0 awards dinner on Thursday night I started reflected on what it would take to “change the trajectory&# for Seattle or for any regional market, really.

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Why We Shouldn’t Be In Love With Startups 

ReadWriteStart

Many Startups Lack Demand. One feature that is prevalent among many failing (or soon-to-be-failing) startups is an overall lack of demand. There may be a large addressable market, but that market itself is not demanding things like solar power for Porto-Potties or a major societal shift that involves changing the Constitution.

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Evocalize Opens New Office In Austin, Texas To Support Growing Demand for Its Collaborative…

Austin Startup

Evocalize Opens New Office In Austin, Texas To Support Growing Demand for Its Collaborative Marketing Platform Evocalize today announced the opening of a new office in Austin, Texas, giving the company the ideal environment to scale its go-to-market reach and gain access to Austin’s unique talent pool.

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Recapping Q4 2019

Version One Ventures

Booster Fuels expanded its app-enabled, on-demand fueling services to fleets in Seattle , its first market in the Northwest. Earn bitcoin while you shop at partnering brands/e-retailers, and follow Lolli’s blog for up-to-date additions. Gencove met its new low-pass sequencing imputation and analysis SaaS which is now enterprise-ready.

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Why We Shouldn’t Be In Love With Startups 

ReadWriteStart

Many Startups Lack Demand In both funding startups and servicing them, I have seen almost every idea under the sun. One feature that is prevalent among many failing (or soon-to-be-failing) startups is an overall lack of demand. Without demand, startups falter and ultimately fail. Find blue ocean opportunities.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Syndio

Austin Startup

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 23, 2020 Seattle-based Syndio has a bold ambition: to eradicate unlawful pay disparities in the workplace. Maria Colacurcio giving her winning pitch for Syndio in Seattle last fall. Tell us your favorite things about being based in Seattle. The equitably compensated Syndio team.

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TechStars Seattle Demo Day Was Awesome

Feld Thoughts

I formally declare year one of TechStars Seattle a huge success. I was absolutely blown away by the companies at Demo Day last week along with the reaction and support of the Seattle tech community. The Seattle tech and entrepreneurial community has really embraced TechStars. Tags: TechStars seattle.

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